Latest questions: 19 March 2019

This week's questions are from those written for Week 16 of the 2018–19 season in Macclesfield Quiz League, by the Pack Horse Bowling Club.

What's the name of the 125 km (78 mile) long–distance footpath from Fort William to Inverness, which opened in 2002?		The Great Glen Way
In which 1979 film does Marlon Brando whisper the final words: "The horror ... the horror ... "?		Apocalypse Now
In the 2018 FIFA World Cup, which team did England play in both the Group stage and the third place play–off – losing both games?		Belgium
Which club in his native Norway did Ole Gunnar Solskjær leave to join Manchester United – as both a player and a manager?		Molde
Which country did Eddie Jones coach to and at the 2015 Rugby World Cup?		Japan
What was the title of the 2011 film that told the true story of the Oakland Athletics baseball team's 2002 season and the attempts by their general manager Billy Beane to use statistical analysis to assemble a competitive team? It starred Brad Pitt, Jonah Hill and Philip Seymour Hoffman		Moneyball
Which 'Young British Artist' directed the video for Blur's 1995 single Country House?		Damien Hirst
What adjective is used to describe wines to which a distilled spirit such as brandy has been added – for example port, sherry, Marsala, Madeira or vermouth?		Fortified
In what year did FIFA make the wearing of shin pads compulsory in football?		1990
Who directed the films Black Swan (2010) and Noah (2014)?		Darren Aronofsky
What was the title of U2's 13th studio album (2014), controversially released to all iTunes customers at no cost?		Songs of Innocence
What natural material is traditionally used to string the bows that are used to play violins and other stringed instruments?		Horsehair
What name is given to the device that Punch and Judy 'professors' use to produce the voice of Mr. Punch?		A swazzle
The Sharon fruit, named after the plain in Israel where it's grown, is a variety of which fruit, originating in the Far East, that gave its name to the winner of the 1896 Epsom Derby, and thence to a British housebuilding company?		Persimmon
Which 1995 hit by Spanish duo Los del Rio has been described by VH1 as "the greatest one hit wonder ever"?		Macarena
What product was launched in a television advertisement, directed by Ridley Scott, screened during Super Bowl XVIII, on 22 January 1984?		The Apple Macintosh computer
The Yomirui Shimbun, Ashai Shimbun and Mainichi Shimbun – all produced in Japan – are the world's biggest–selling items of what sort?		Newspapers
Who played Dr. Doug Ross in the television hospital drama ER, from 1994 to 1999?		George Clooney
On which television series are the most successful contestants awarded a 'Golden Gavel'?		Bargain Hunt
In which Surrey village is the National Shooting Centre – the UK's largest civilian shooting range, and headquarters of the National Rifle Association (the governing body of full bore rifle and pistol shooting sports in the UK)?		Bisley
What name do Arctic aboriginal people, including the Inuit, give to their soft boots, traditionally made of reindeer skin or sealskin?		Mukluks (or kamik)
What was the title of the BBC television series, running from 2013 to 2015, that was presented by comedian Jack Whitehall and his father, theatrical agent Michael Whitehall? (It was subtitled with Jack Whitehall and his Dad)		Backchat
Which football club, founded in 1889, is the oldest 'United' in English football?		Sheffield United
What is the world's slowest–moving fish?		The (dwarf) seahorse
What name, from German or Dutch, is given to the stick used by artists to support the hand with which they hold the paintbrush?		Maulstick (or mahlstick)
Which natural polymer, the main constituent of plant cell walls, is used to make paper?		Cellulose
Which 2010 film had the tagline "You don't get to 500 million friends without making a few enemies"?		The Social Network

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